BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah sent separate messages of condolence to Chinese President Xi Jinping and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Wednesday following the recent announcement that Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 had been lost in the southern Indian Ocean.

In the messages, His Majesty said he is extremely saddened to hear the latest announcement made by Prime Minister Najib Razak during a press conference on Monday on the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370.

His Majesty said that the government and people of Brunei joined him in conveying their deepest condolences to the Chinese president and Malaysian prime minister, as well as the people and government of the People's Republic of China and Malaysia, especially to the bereaved families of the passengers onboard the flight.

In the message to the Malaysian prime minister, His Majesty said he was saddened to hear the latest development regarding the missing flight and believed that the Malaysian government, with the cooperation of the international community, has done its best in performing search and rescue operations.

The Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished on March 8 on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board, including 154 Chinese national.

BEIJING/PERTH, March 26 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese IL-76 aircraft reached the target area in the southern Indian Ocean on Wednesday morning and has begun searching for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.

A Xinhua correspondent aboard the plane said the meteorologic conditions were complicated. Full story

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Xinhua) -- New analysis of statellite data suggested that the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 "ended" in the southern Indian Ocean, said Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Monday.Full story

BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) -- China on Tuesday has promised support for relatives of passengers after Malaysia announced missing Flight MH370 had crashed in the southern Indian Ocean.

The Chinese government has sent personnel to provide psychological support and legal aid to relatives of passengers in Beijing's Metro Park Lido Hotel, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said at a daily news briefing. Full story

BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) -- China on Tuesday urged international organizations and related countries to provide information that may help in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.

"It is an international search. China hopes international organizations and countries will provide Malaysia and China with valuable information to help us conduct better targeted search work," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei. Full story